Poliça: "Leading To Death" (Live On Fallon) (Video)

How do you follow up an appearance by Barack Obama on your late night TV talk show? By getting Minneapolis art-rockers Poliça to appear. Yes, Channy Leaneagh and her band had a formidable act to follow, especially as this was their national TV debut. But the acclaim heaped on Give You the Ghost has clearly given them some confidence, and here they perform the twisted pop of “Leading to Death” as if they were consummate pros. Leaneagh’s voice is likely to be the dividing line for people not sure if they’re on board with Poliça, but here she demonstrates what a charismatic frontwoman she can be, while the rest of the band work up some fascinatingly angular rhythms behind her. Check it out below. [via The Audio Perv]